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Overview

Over the past two and a half decades, the Department of Defense (DOD) has invested heavily to acquire a cruise missile capable of attacking ground targets stealthily, reliably, and affordably. After abandoning an earlier, more expensive missile and a joint service effort, the Air Force began producing the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) in 2001. After that, the program (1) encountered many flight test failures, (2) decided to develop an extended range version, and (3) recognized significant cost growth. The production decision for the JASSM-ER is planned for November 2010. Also, the Secretary of Defense has recently announced a major initiative to restore affordability and productivity in defense spending. This initiative is expected to, among other things, identify savings by conducting needed programs more efficiently.As DOD faces the initial production decision on JASSM-ER, GAO was asked to assess (1) most recent test results, correction of causes of previous flight test failures, and efforts to improve JASSMs reliability; and (2) JASSM cost changes, efforts to control costs, and additional cost risks for the program.

The President has announced his intention to improve the acquisition process, particularly given the half
a trillion dollars the federal government spent in fiscal year 2009 on acquiring goods and services. The Department of Defense (DOD) spent $384 billion in ...

Why GAO Did This StudyDOD is the government's largest purchaser of contractor-provided services. In fiscal
year 2011, DOD reported $199 billion in obligations for service contracts, which include services as varied as medical services and intelligence support. In 2008, Congress ...

Why GAO Did This StudyFor fiscal year 2014, DOD requested over $11 billion to modify
existing weapon systems-more than 10 percent of its total procurement budget. Traditionally, DOD has acquired proprietary systems, which are costly to upgrade and limit opportunities ...

The Navys Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) is envisioned as a reconfigurable vessel able to meet
three missions: surface warfare, mine countermeasures, and anti-submarine warfare. It consists of the ship (seaframe) and the mission package it carries and deploys. The Navy ...

DOD obligated about $310 billion in fiscal year 2013 for products and services needed to
support its mission. To competitively acquire what is needed, DOD may use best value processes-including tradeoff and LPTA-to evaluate vendors' proposals. When using the tradeoff ...

According to the U.S. Strategic Command, the Department of Defense (DOD) is in the midst
of a global cyberspace crisis as foreign nation states and other actors, such as hackers, criminals, terrorists, and activists exploit DOD and other U.S. government ...